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(VOVworld)- On Tuesday, the Da Nang Municipal People’s Committee and relevant agencies of the Pacific Partnership program 2016 (PP16) conducted a drill to improve natural disaster response capacity and rescue skills. Approximately 150 people and dozens of rescue vehicles from Vietnamese and US forces participated in the drill. The drill aims to increase the leadership and command capacity of local authorities, the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, and Search and Rescue at all levels. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, US conduct large-scale disaster relief drill

A representative of the Vietnam People’s Army was speaking at the second ASEAN militaries’ humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise which open in Brunei on June 16. He said the Vietnam military wants to share its experience in coping with natural disasters with other militaries in the region. He also spoke highly of the role ASEAN plays in coordinating and using forces for the search and rescue work. Rehearsals, co-hosted by Singapore and Brunei, took place in the form of seminars and mock drills Representatives from Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam presented reports, highlighting the role of the national disaster management centre in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, the first ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise (ARF DiREx 2013), and national experience in coping with floods and providing humanitarian assistance. … [Read more...] about Vietnam ready for ASEAN disaster relief effort

The second ASEAN Militaries’ Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise (AHX-2) opened in Brunei’s Muara naval base on June 16 with the participation of the 10 ASEAN member countries, according to the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper. The event, which is being jointly hosted by Brunei and Singapore, features a seminar where military leaders from ASEAN nations shared their experiences in the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) efforts undertaken by their forces. The newspaper reported that representatives from the Vietnam People’s Army were among those to speak at the seminar and they emphasised the important role played by ASEAN in coordinating forces to deal with disasters. They added that Vietnam has put in place an adequate legal framework from which it can work with other ASEAN members in HADR work. The AHX-2 also includes a table top exercise where around 100 participants took part in a drill planning a combined … [Read more...] about ASEAN members share disaster relief expertise

The first ASEAN humanitarian and disaster relief exercise, in Indonesia ’s West Java , ended on July 15, local media reported. The three-day exercise, co-hosted by the Singaporean and Indonesian armed forces, was attended by more than 100 military personnel ASEAN member countries. The first of its kind conducted, the exercise involved simulation of Singaporean and Indonesian medical teams evacuating “disaster victims” with helicopters. The local community also benefited from the presence of medical personnel, with the setting up of a field hospital for minor operations ranging from the fixing of a cleft lip to the removal of a tumor. Workshops were also held at the Changi Command and Control Centre. Singapore 's Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant-General Neo Kian Hong, in a speech at the closing of the exercise, said that the drill had strengthened ties among ASEAN militaries and enhanced ASEAN's capacity for disaster relief operations. Indonesian armed forces … [Read more...] about First ASEAN disaster relief exercise ends

HA NOI (VNS) — Norway will spend as much as VND16 billion (US$720,800) to help over 33,000 people across Viet Nam fight natural disasters. The budget targeting the northern provinces of Ha Giang and Lao Cai and the central Nghe An Province is financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Norwegian Red Cross. The fund will enable the Viet Nam Red Cross to implement the second phase of the Disaster Risk Reduction Project 2015-17, following the first one (2010-14), to provide knowledge, skills and facilities for 17 disaster-prone communes in the three provinces. The selected communes have a high level of poverty, ethnic minority populations and vulnerability to disasters. The beneficiaries include local authorities, Red Cross staff and community members. During three years from 2015 to 2017, 1,200 local authorities at commune and village levels, local Red Cross staff and teachers will be provided with technical trainings in vulnerability capacity assessment … [Read more...] about Norway sends Viet Nam VND16bn for disaster relief